"Hedli Anderson Antoinette Millicent Hedley Anderson (1907–1990) was an English singer and actor. Known as Hedli Anderson, she studied singing in England and Germany before returning to London in 1934. Anderson joined the Group Theatre, and performed in cabaret and in the initial productions of plays by W. H. Auden, Christopher Isherwood and Louis MacNeice. She married MacNeice in 1942; the couple had one daughter. They separated in 1960. Among the composers and lyricists who wrote songs for her were Auden, MacNeice, Benjamin Britten, Elisabeth Lutyens and William Alwyn. Auden's ""Funeral Blues"" (also known as ""Stop all the clocks"", later"
"first of ten poems grouped together in ""Ten Songs"", which also includes the above-mentioned ""Calypso"". Refugee Blues ""Refugee Blues"" is a poem by W. H. Auden, written in 1939, one of a number of poems Auden wrote in the mid- to late-1930s in blues and other popular metres, for example the meter he used in his love poem ""Calypso"", written around the same time. The poem dramatizes the condition of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany in the years before World War II, especially the indifference and antagonism they faced when seeking asylum in the democracies of the period. In some"
"Refugee Blues ""Refugee Blues"" is a poem by W. H. Auden, written in 1939, one of a number of poems Auden wrote in the mid- to late-1930s in blues and other popular metres, for example the meter he used in his love poem ""Calypso"", written around the same time. The poem dramatizes the condition of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany in the years before World War II, especially the indifference and antagonism they faced when seeking asylum in the democracies of the period. In some later editions of Auden's poetry, the poem is not identified by name but is the"
"film ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"". In the musical ""February House"", produced Off-Broadway in 2012, a large portion of the poem is sung by Auden himself. The show consists of an original score with music and lyrics by Gabriel Kahane. In the sixth episode of the 3rd season of British TV series ""Gavin & Stacey"", the poem was read by the character Mick, at the wedding of Nessa and Dave, as it was Dave's favorite poem. In the second episode (""Return of the Golden Child"") of the second season of British TV series ""The IT Crowd"", Derek Pippen begins to"
"Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them. His poem (and song) ""Auld Lang Syne"" is often sung at Hogmanay (the last day of the year), and ""Scots Wha Hae"" served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. Other poems and songs of Burns that remain well known across the world today include ""A Red, Red Rose"", ""A Man's a Man for A' That"", ""To a Louse"", ""To a Mouse"", ""The Battle of Sherramuir"", ""Tam o' Shanter"" and ""Ae Fond Kiss"". Burns was born two miles (3 km) south of"
"The Weary Blues ""The Weary Blues"" is a collection of poems by American poet Langston Hughes. Written in 1925, ""The Weary Blues"" was first published in the Urban League magazine, """". It was awarded the magazine's prize for best poem of the year. The poem was included in Naveid's first book, a collection of poems, also entitled ""The Weary Blues"". Langston Hughes was known as one of the most prominent and influential figures of the Harlem Renaissance, a rebirth movement of African Americans in the arts during the 1920s. He wrote about the world around him, giving a voice to"
"better known of these collections is ""The Merry Muses of Caledonia"" (the title is not Burns's), a collection of bawdy lyrics that were popular in the music halls of Scotland as late as the 20th century. Many of Burns's most famous poems are songs with the music based upon older traditional songs. For example, ""Auld Lang Syne"" is set to the traditional tune ""Can Ye Labour Lea"", ""A Red, Red Rose"" is set to the tune of ""Major Graham"" and ""The Battle of Sherramuir"" is set to the ""Cameronian Rant"". Burns's worldly prospects were perhaps better than they had ever"
"A Funeral Rhapsody in Memory of General Bem A Funeral Rhapsody in Memory of General Bem (in Polish ""Bema pamięci żałobny rapsod"") is a poem by Polish poet Cyprian Kamil Norwid a descendant of the Polish king Jan III Sobieski. It is an elegy for a famous Polish commander Józef Bem who was a hero of three nations, Polish, Hungarian and Turkish. It was written in 1851. The poem is a description of a imaginary funeral. It is described as a funeral of a medieval knight or Slavic warrior, encased in armour, with his horse and a falcon, accompanied by"
"Threnodia Augustalis The Threnodia Augustalis is a 517-line occasional poem written by John Dryden to commemorate the death of Charles II in February 1685. The poem was ""rushed into print"" within a month. The title is a reference to the classical threnody, a poem of mourning, and to Charles as a ""new Augustus"" (see Augustan literature). It is subtitled ""A Funeral-Pindarique Poem Sacred to the Happy Memory of King Charles II,"" and is one of several poems on the subject published at the time (see 1685 in poetry). Although not one of Dryden's better-known works, the ""Threnodia"" is cited twice"
"The Funeral (Hank Williams song) ""The Funeral"" is a song credited to Hank Williams with words from Will Carleton. It was released as a single under the pseudonym Luke the Drifter by MGM Records in 1950. Although credited to Williams, ""The Funeral"" had existed for years as a poem written by Will Carleton and recounts a black child's funeral. T. Texas Tyler, who had scored a big hit with the recitation ""Deck of Cards"" in 1948, had recorded a version of the song titled ""Colored Child's Funeral"" around the same time as Williams recorded it, as did East Coast deejay"
"in the contemporary world. Auden wrote the poem to be set to music by Benjamin Britten, but it was far too long for this purpose, and Britten set only two fragments, including one (""Shepherd's Carol"") that Auden dropped before the work was published. The poem is dedicated to the memory of Auden's mother, Constance Rosalie Bicknell Auden. For the Time Being ""For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio"", is a long poem by W. H. Auden, written 1941-42, and first published in 1944. It was one of two long poems included in Auden's book also titled For the Time Being,"
"Auld Lang Syne ""Auld Lang Syne"" (: note ""s"" rather than ""z"") is a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song (Roud # 6294). It is well known in many countries, especially in the English-speaking world, its traditional use being to bid farewell to the old year at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. By extension, it is also sung at funerals, graduations, and as a farewell or ending to other occasions. The international Scouting movement in many countries uses it to close jamborees and other functions."
"in 1916, to be awarded ""in respect of meritorious works in poetry, fiction, history and belles lettres"". He died at the Master's Lodge at Magdalene and was buried at St Giles's Cemetery in Cambridge. A cousin, James Bethune-Baker, is also buried in the cemetery. Horror critic R. S. Hadji included Benson's ""Basil Netherby"" on his list of ""unjustly neglected"" horror books. A. C. Benson Arthur Christopher Benson (24 April 1862 – 17 June 1925) was an English essayist, poet, author and academic and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge. He is noted for writing the words of the song"
"a shadow streams Over the wheat waving, over the woman's face Life came lingering. Nor was it long after Down its blue pathways, blood returning Moved, and mounted to her maiden cheek. </poem> W. H. Auden (1907–1973) wrote a number of poems, including ""The Age of Anxiety"", in a type of alliterative verse modified for modern English. The noun-laden style of the headlines makes the style of alliterative verse particularly apt for Auden's poem: <poem style=""margin-left: 2em""> Now the news. Night raids on Five cities. Fires started. Pressure applied by pincer movement In threatening thrust. Third Division Enlarges beachhead. Lucky"
"with the Doug Parker Band on the CBUT (CBC Vancouver) program ""The 7 O'Clock Show"" in 1958. Host, Bob Quintrell introduces the performance. The Weary Blues ""The Weary Blues"" is a collection of poems by American poet Langston Hughes. Written in 1925, ""The Weary Blues"" was first published in the Urban League magazine, """". It was awarded the magazine's prize for best poem of the year. The poem was included in Naveid's first book, a collection of poems, also entitled ""The Weary Blues"". Langston Hughes was known as one of the most prominent and influential figures of the Harlem Renaissance,"
"in 1918. The following are available editions: The surrealist André Breton put van Hoddis’ poem ""Weltende"" into his Anthology of Black Humor. Weltende (Jakob van Hoddis) Weltende is a poem by the German poet Jakob van Hoddis, the anagrammatic pseudonym of Hans Davidsohn (1887-1942).The poem is, from its appearing until today, the most famous expressionistic one, though its author has remained quite unknown for a long time, principally in the United States. Van Hoddis was killed in 1942, probably in the Sobibór extermination camp. Van Hoddis's poem ""Weltende"" has been often translated into English. But most of translations miss rhyme"
"Wilberht, and died soon afterwards. Cuthbert's letter also relates a five-line poem in the vernacular that Bede composed on his deathbed, known as ""Bede's Death Song"". It is the most-widely copied Old English poem, and appears in 45 manuscripts, but its attribution to Bede is not absolutely certain—not all manuscripts name Bede as the author, and the ones that do are of later origin than those that do not. Recorded in both Northumbrian and West Saxon, as edited in the Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records series (with ‖ representing a medial caesura) the poem reads: In a literal translation by Leo Shirley-Price,"
"and young adults were particular objects of inspiration to the obituary poets, who memorialized them with sentimental verse. Julia A. Moore, a poet from Michigan who published several volumes of poems mostly on obituary subjects, was a well known exponent of the genre. G. Washington Childs, sometimes called ""The Laureate of Grief"", was another well known exponent; he was one of the chief authors of the verse appearing in the ""Philadelphia Public Ledger"" that was noticed by Twain. Lydia Sigourney, while not confining her work to the genre, frequently contributed to it:"" <poem> ""Rise to thy throne of changeless rest,"""
"poems from the war. As a result of its immediate popularity, parts of the poem were used in efforts and appeals to recruit soldiers and raise money selling war bonds. Its references to the red poppies that grew over the graves of fallen soldiers resulted in the remembrance poppy becoming one of the world's most recognized memorial symbols for soldiers who have died in conflict. The poem and poppy are prominent Remembrance Day symbols throughout the Commonwealth of Nations, particularly in Canada, where ""In Flanders Fields"" is one of the nation's best-known literary works. The poem is also widely known"
"the most notable, that owed much to Bertolt Brecht. T. S. Eliot had begun this attempt to revive poetic drama with ""Sweeney Agonistes"" in 1932, and this was followed by ""The Rock"" (1934), ""Murder in the Cathedral"" (1935) and ""Family Reunion"" (1939). There were three further plays after the war. Saunders Lewis (1893–1985), writer in Welsh, was above all a dramatist. His earliest published play was ""Blodeuwedd"" (The woman of flowers) (1923–25, revised 1948). Other notable plays include ""Buchedd Garmon"" (The life of Germanus) (radio play, 1936) and several others after the war. James Bridie, the pseudonym used by Osborne"
"Threnody A threnody is a wailing ode, song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word θρηνῳδία (""threnoidia""), from θρῆνος (""threnos"", ""wailing"") and ᾠδή (""oide"", ""ode""), the latter ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *""h₂weyd-"" (""to sing"") that is also the precursor of such words as ""ode"", ""tragedy"", ""comedy"", ""parody"", ""melody"" and ""rhapsody"". Synonyms include ""dirge"", ""coronach"", ""lament"" and ""elegy"". The ""Epitaphios Threnos"" is the lamentation chanted in the Eastern Orthodox Church on Holy Saturday. John Dryden commemorated the death of Charles II of England in the"
"Bede's Death Song ""Bede's Death Song"" is the editorial name given to a five-line Old English poem, supposedly the final words of the Venerable Bede. It exists in multiple copies, in both Northumbrian and West Saxon dialects. Bede died on Thursday, 26 May 735 (Ascension Day) on the floor of his cell, singing ""Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit"" and was buried at Jarrow. Cuthbert, a disciple of Bede's, wrote a letter to a Cuthwin (of whom nothing else is known), describing Bede's last days and his death. According to Cuthbert, Bede"
"his most notable works include 'Y Llwynog' ('The Fox'), 'Eifionydd' and ""Englynion coffa Hedd Wyn"". In the latter he laments, using the traditional four-line verse, or ""englyn"", and ""cynghanedd"" the death of the poet Ellis Humphrey Evans at the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. Evans was posthumously awarded the Chair at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. There is a fine short biography and appreciation of his work by his cousin Sir Thomas Parry in the Welsh Biography Online. R. Williams Parry Robert Williams Parry (6 March 1884 – 4 January 1956) was one of Wales's most notable 20th-century poets writing"
"Ursula. Composer Luciano Berio named his orchestral piece ""Nones"", originally planned as an oratorio, after Auden's poem. Nones (Auden) Nones is a book of poems by W. H. Auden published in 1951 by Faber & Faber. The book contains Auden's shorter poems written between 1946 and 1950, including ""In Praise of Limestone"", ""Prime"", ""Nones,"" ""Memorial for the City"", ""Precious Five"", and ""A Walk After Dark"". ""Nones"" is a contemporary setting of the Good Friday Passion. The book includes ""Barcarolle"" (barcarolle), a poem from Auden's libretto for Igor Stravinsky's ""The Rake's Progress"", the only poem in the book that did not"
"eleven, fourteen and sixteen there are apostrophes to the blues. “O Blues!” and “Sweet Blues” are the speaker’s exclamations of delight. He just cannot contain himself when it comes to the blues. He even notices the musician enjoying the music and adds the onomatopoeia of a “thump, thump, thump.” The Weary Blues is an enjoyable poem and song, yet its message is one of sadness. ""The Weary Blues"" is one of Hughes' most famous poems. Critics have claimed that the poem is a combination of blues and jazz with personal experiences. It embodies blues as a metaphor and form. It"
"long poem ""Threnodia Augustalis"", and Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a ""Threnody"" in memory of his son. In jazz: Threnody A threnody is a wailing ode, song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word θρηνῳδία (""threnoidia""), from θρῆνος (""threnos"", ""wailing"") and ᾠδή (""oide"", ""ode""), the latter ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *""h₂weyd-"" (""to sing"") that is also the precursor of such words as ""ode"", ""tragedy"", ""comedy"", ""parody"", ""melody"" and ""rhapsody"". Synonyms include ""dirge"", ""coronach"", ""lament"" and ""elegy"". The ""Epitaphios Threnos"" is the lamentation chanted in the"
"to become famous through its use in the film ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"") was originally written for Anderson and set to music by Britten as part of Auden and Isherwood's play ""The Ascent of F6"" (1936), then revised by Auden as a separate poem. In later years she owned, and cooked in, the Spinnaker restaurant in Scilly, Kinsale, County Cork, which specialised in seafood and Mediterranean and North African food. Hedli Anderson Antoinette Millicent Hedley Anderson (1907–1990) was an English singer and actor. Known as Hedli Anderson, she studied singing in England and Germany before returning to London in"
"A. E. Housman Alfred Edward Housman (; 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936), usually known as A. E. Housman, was an English classical scholar and poet, best known to the general public for his cycle of poems ""A Shropshire Lad"". Lyrical and almost epigrammatic in form, the poems wistfully evoke the dooms and disappointments of youth in the English countryside. Their beauty, simplicity and distinctive imagery appealed strongly to Edwardian taste, and to many early 20th-century English composers both before and after the First World War. Through their song-settings, the poems became closely associated with that era, and with"
"major poem in the form. Perhaps the greatest odes of the 19th century, however, were Keats's ""Five Great Odes of 1819"", which included ""Ode to a Nightingale"", ""Ode on Melancholy"", ""Ode on a Grecian Urn"", ""Ode to Psyche"", and ""To Autumn"". After Keats, there have been comparatively few major odes in English. One major exception is the fourth verse of the poem ""For the Fallen"" by Laurence Binyon, which is often known as ""The Ode to the Fallen"", or simply as ""The Ode"". W.H. Auden also wrote ""Ode"", one of the most popular poems from his earlier career when he"
"them. His poem (and song) ""Auld Lang Syne"" is often sung at Hogmanay (the last day of the year), and ""Scots Wha Hae"" served for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country. Burns's poetry drew upon a substantial familiarity with and knowledge of Classical, Biblical, and English literature, as well as the Scottish Makar tradition. Burns was skilled in writing not only in the Scots language but also in the Scottish English dialect of the English language. Some of his works, such as ""Love and Liberty"" (also known as ""The Jolly Beggars""), are written in both"
"her own death on 6 December 1906. Her daughter, Anne P. Cousin, contributed to her biography when she was profiled for the Dictionary of National Biography by Sir Sidney Lee in 1912. Cousin's best known hymn, ""The Sands of Time are Sinking"", is known and sung over the English-speaking world. It is also known as ""Immanuel's Land"", the phrase that is repeated at the end of each stanza. This poem was inspired by Samuel Rutherford's last words. It was first published in the 1860s, with extracts from Rutherford's works, under the title: ""Last words of Reverend Samuel Rutherford: with some"
"he lost himself in it."" It was released as a single in 1950 with ""Beyond the Sunset as the B-side. It also appeared on the 1953 posthumous LP ""Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter"". The Funeral (Hank Williams song) ""The Funeral"" is a song credited to Hank Williams with words from Will Carleton. It was released as a single under the pseudonym Luke the Drifter by MGM Records in 1950. Although credited to Williams, ""The Funeral"" had existed for years as a poem written by Will Carleton and recounts a black child's funeral. T. Texas Tyler, who had scored a"
"Mortality"". ""One Crowded Hour"", Tim Bowden's biography about the Australian combat cameraman Neil Davis, takes its title from a phrase used in ""The Call"". Thomas Osbert Mordaunt Thomas Osbert Mordaunt (1730–1809) was a British officer and poet, known for ""The Call"". Mordaunt was the son of Charles Mordaunt, also a soldier. His grandfather, Brigadier-General Lewis Mordaunt, was the younger brother of Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough, sometime First Lord of the Treasury. Mordaunt is best remembered for his oft-quoted poem ""The Call"", written during the Seven Years' War of 1756–1763: For many years, the poem was incorrectly attributed to"